Clint Barton / Hawkeye

The Avengers

Clint Barton / Hawkeye is portrayed by Jeremy Renner in The Avengers. He is one of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most elite agents and is the greatest living marksman on Earth. Armed with his weapon of choice, the recurve bow, Hawkeye fires his arsenal of custom augmented arrows, specialized for any number of specific situations, with perfect precision. With the potential for global catastrophe on the horizon, he employs his amazing combat skills to fight alongside the Avengers.

He has a long history with Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow), as he was once ordered to kill her but instead offered her a new life as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. They have been close friends ever since, teaming up on dozens of missions together over the years.

In the Cinematic Universe, Hawkeye had a small role in Thor, nearly putting an arrow in said character's head on Coulson's orders before Coulson told him to stand down.

In the Avengers, he is brainwashed by Loki near the beginning of the film, turning him against his own team for a while. He and the other brainwashed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents manage to free Loki who was locked up on the Helicarrier.

He is restored to normal during his fight with Black Widow which results in him getting hit in the head by a metal bar. When he wakes up he joins back up with the Avengers and helps by piloting a ship with Black Widow and Captain America.